Local doctor honored with primary care’s top award
CENTRAL FALLS — Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) recently honored Michael Fine, MD, with the prestigious Barbara Starfield Primary Care Leadership Award. The award was presented during the evening of its Annual Conference at the PCPCC’s Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday evening.
Fine holds the titles of Health Policy Adviser to Mayor James Diossa of Central Falls, as well as Senior Population Health and Clinical Services Officer at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care (BVCHC). In addition to these roles, Fine is the driving force behind the Central Falls Neighborhood Health Station, which is slated to open in 2018, and will provide all health services, including primary care and population health, for most of the municipality’s residents.
Fine is also the co-author of, “The Nature of Health,” and a new book, “Healthcare Revolt,” slated to be released in 2018.
“We are elated to recognize Dr. Fine,” said PCPCC’s President and CEO, Ann Greiner. “As a family physician, community organizer, and advocate, Dr. Fine has devoted his career to reforming primary care to better reduce costs, improve access, and help the underserved community. He has also been a policy leader, successfully driving primary care and public health collaboration.”
“There is no greater honor than to receive the Barbara Starfield Award,” added Fine. “Dr. Starfield's lifetime of research and advocacy helped me understand the important relationship between health equity and democracy as well as the reason that primary care must be at the center of a health care system.”